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Head Coach Jordan Bruere

Colorado State University Pueblo has announced the hiring of alumnus Jordan Bruere as the new head volleyball coach for the ThunderWolves. She will begin her duties at CSU Pueblo on March 16.

"It is with great excitement that I welcome Jordan Bruere to CSU Pueblo as our next head volleyball coach. From the minute our position opened, I knew we could find the 'perfect fit' for the next chapter of Pack volleyball," CSU Pueblo Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Partnerships Dr. Paul Plinske said. "We have a very stable program that is ready to continue its positive momentum under a new leader. As a product of CSU Pueblo, Jordan holds this place in the highest regard and will ensure that we are heading in the right direction. After graduating from CSU Pueblo, she went on to other programs and made them better academically, athletically, and in their community engagement. Jordan is a tireless worker, outstanding recruiter and has a keen eye for successful execution on the court. She knows what it takes to win in the RMAC. I know many of our long-time fans will remember Jordan as a player and will join me in welcoming her home as our next head coach."

Dr. Plinske also thanked Jeremy Capo, 1-0, LLC, who assisted with the search for the school's new volleyball coach.

Bruere (brew-AIR) becomes the 14th head volleyball coach in the program's history. She comes to CSU Pueblo after spending the previous two seasons as the head volleyball coach at Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rival Western Colorado University.

"I am grateful for the opportunity, as an alumnus, to give back to a program and community that gave me so much during my time as a student-athlete," Bruere said. "I want to say thank you to Dr. Plinske, Jenna McKinley-Fall, and the search committee for giving me the honor to lead the CSU Pueblo Volleyball team as their new head coach."

In her two seasons with the Mountaineers, she took a team that improved from two victories in her first season in 2023 to 12 victories and a spot in the RMAC Tournament after finishing 7-7 in league play during the 2024 season. The program finished 13th in the league in 2023 before finishing eighth in 2024 and advancing to the RMAC Tournament for the first time since 2021.

During the 2024 season, the Mountaineers swept Chadron State for the second time in school history and the first time in 12 years, along with beating Colorado School of Mines for the first time since 2015 and the third time in school history. The 2024 team had three All-RMAC selections.

"I look forward to bringing a new level of excitement and tradition to Pack Volleyball while following our mission of developing champions on and off the court. Here's to a new chapter at a place that will always feel like home!" Bruere added.

Before coaching at Western Colorado, Bruere spent three years as the head volleyball coach Dodge City (Kansas) Community College. In just three years with the Conquistadors, she turned around a program that won four games the season before her arrival into a squad that finished 22-9 in 2022, played in the NJCAA Region VI Semifinals, and produced six all-conference performers.

Dodge City had one honorable mention all-conference performer in 2019, but in Bruere's first season, the Conquistadors earned a first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference selection as well as two honorable mention players.

The team doubled its win total that first season, then doubled it again (16-9) in year two. The 22 wins and 10 conference victories in 2022 were each the most since 2010, and those successes were rewarded by hosting the opening round of the Region VI Plains District Playoffs. The Conquistadors' 3-1 win at the Regional was the program's first region triumph since the 2012 campaign.

Before going to Dodge City, Bruere served as an assistant volleyball coach at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colo. In her time at Otero, the Rattlers won a Region championship and became a national contender, finishing seventh at the 2019 NJCAA Division I National Tournament.

A successful recruiter in volleyball coaching career, she got much of that started at Otero, where she set up the recruiting database, created player evaluations and contact points, and built extensive connections in such states as Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, while also growing her international connections that proved important when transforming the Dodge City program.

She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach, assisting with both the indoor and beach volleyball programs at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In her two seasons at ULM, she handled the setters and was the offensive coordinator for the indoor program, and in the spring, she was in charge of the non-traditional indoor season while also assisting the outdoor beach program.

As a collegiate volleyball player, Bruere lettered for four years as a setter at CSU Pueblo from 2012-15. In her time as a player with the Pack, she appeared in over 80 matches and amassed over 1,000 assists and more than 600 digs and was named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll in each of her final three years with the program.

Bruere, who is a native of Rio Rancho, N.M., prepped at Cleveland High School and was a two-time All-State selection, a three-time All-District, and a two-time All-Metro honoree and was a MaxPreps Player of the Year in 2010. She was also a standout in both softball and basketball as she was a three-time All-District selection in softball and earned All-District honors in basketball. In the classroom, was a four-time Academic All-District selection and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from CSU Pueblo in 2016 and received her Master of Science degree in Exercise Science/Sports Management from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2017.